That it would bad for team USA’s reputation and hurt any goodwill we had built up with fans around the world.
And Dempsey rightly responded with basically… what are you talking about? Our best player can play now. Shut up dubmass.
All the following are true….
It was a red. Unfortunate, but yes a red.
No Balogun is gonna suck vs Belgium.
Past US teams don’t extend the lead in that situation.
Country Roads is fun to belt out with 70,000 friends.
They blast Wonderwall for England and it’s the only time I wish I wasn’t...
With eight relievers on most every roster now, pitching analytics lead to preferred matchups each game. With only four position player subs, one of which is a catcher, there's less ability to match it with your line up. The hitting analytics end up prioritizing batting .240 with 30+ home runs...
I’ll also add that scoring games has been a hobby since I was in high school (I’ve actually made my own books before), so I’ll watch random games and score a few innings or just think about how I’d mark things. It makes watching a little more interesting.
Occasionally you get a unicorn like...
As for teams... Pirates are a fun watch this year, even when Mangum isn't in the lineup. There's really not a bad team outside of the Mets in the NL Central and East. Dodgers own the West. Ben McDonald does color for Baltimore and makes their games fun no matter what is going on.
I do have...
Mexico clinched to open the knockout round in Mexico City
USA clinched San Francisco
Argentina clinched Miami
Germany clinched Boston
It'll cost your kids college fund to go, but those will be incredible atmospheres.
It's a thing because we are so far past Upton Sinclair and kids in iron lungs that wellness influencers and conspiracy theorists were able to jump in and fill that attention void. Pretending you are making some enlightened argument about personal freedoms when it comes to stuff like raw milk...